Doug Stamper returns in the latest House of Cards teaser; which, similar to the previously released teasers, shows viewers only bits and pieces of what’s coming in Season 4. Crying and then going back to not crying. I spoke to them about it and they explained why they wanted him to be felt, but not seen or heard. If I remember correctly, Robin wanted two days to do it, but that would have put us over a holiday weekend. From what I understand, they didn’t like the pilot and didn’t move forward. If you think about that beautifully written line where Doug says, “I had to protect the legacy from the man,” it shows just how dedicated this guy was to that man. “Oh, God, no!” I compare it to how people, all throughout the seasons, have asked me if Doug Stamper was going to be president one day. House of Cards' lead power couple, Frank and Claire Underwood, racked up a sizeable body count over the show's six seasons, and here's the rundown.While House of Cards might be better known at this point for the rather unceremonious way it went out, thanks to the scandal involving original star Kevin Spacey, the show still remains a landmark in streaming TV history. There will be no Doug reboot now. (See, Doug? By Maggie Lang e. ⦠At what point during filming was it decided? Stamper, still obsessed with Rachel, rendezvouses with his physical therapist, who soon leaves town. Doug's admission confirms the exact cause of death we hear about earlier in season 6 from FBI director Nathan Green (Jeremy Holm) was precisely correct, despite how far-fetched it sounded. Doug set out ⦠Though Doug's death definitively closes Kelly's run on House of Cards, the open-ended finale left much to be desired after the screen faded to black for the last time. Having to pull that through line through it all. The actor dives into Doug Stamper's pivotal final scenes on the political drama and revisits his memories of filming the series finale. In the Oval Office, we see a pregnant Claire waiting to receive Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), who was the former White House Chief of Staff - and Frank's right-hand man - during Frank's presidency. Obviously, his death complicates that, but did the idea break down as the writers were finding the end to this story? Doug Stamper, who works for Frank Underwood, then meets up with Rachel Posner and gives her $10,000 to keep quiet about what happened with Peter Russo. The writers, they shock us every year, so I don’t know if that’s how the whole season would have played out, but at least in the beginning, that’s how it was going to happen. Doug excuses himself and retreats to his office, where he pulls out a stack of birthday cards, just like the ones that the leaker has been sending to Tom. He then tracked down Rachel and started stocking up his unmarked van with rope, bleach, a shovel — you know, typical murder supplies. He's devoted. Jumping to the last scene and his death: After playing Doug for six seasons, how do you feel about the final card he was dealt? Douglas "Doug" Stamper was President Frank Underwood's White House Chief of Staff and former director of strategy. (Spoilers) Doug Stamper SPOILER in Season One, Doug throws a brick into the Underwoods' window as part of a complex scheme for Frank (and therefore him by association) to gain power. With Doug’s death came peaceful closure too. I think my immediate reaction was, “No! It does feel that even if all the other characters moved on, Doug would never. After Spacey was fired over sexual assault allegations last fall, co-showrunners Frank Pugliese and Melissa James Gibson reworked the final eight episodes to chart Claire's ascension as the first female president while she literally and metaphorically stuck her middle finger up to the political patriarchy. (Laughs.) Even when we were doing the season and Frank was gone, it still wasn’t determined who was going to do be the killer. The man behind Douglas Stamper discusses death fake-outs, what makes a show binge-worthy, and spotting Stampers in real life. This season had a well-timed release days ahead of the midterm elections. News Death NoticeSTAMPER, Douglas H. Doug Stamper passed away Sunday, January 3rd 2016 after 40 days in UC SICU. Frank throws Doug under the bus for that time the former donned a fedora to murder Zoe Barnes. She was also a recurring character in the first, second, and third seasons of House of Cards. The irony of it all is that’s what he’s doing all season," Kelly tells The Hollywood Reporter of his character's season six mission to save Frank's reputation. !” (Laughs.) Doug left her the coordinates to Rachel Posner's buried body. I was going to be with him and I was going to get out. Robin always says, "I wish I had more coverage" (laughs) — she’s a great director in the way a great director can never get enough coverage. No one loved Francis J. Underwood more than Doug Stamper. Janine's name isn’t on the list of enemies that Doug handed Claire — right? He didn’t have a life, other than that. He knew once he didn’t get what he wanted that this showdown was going to end one of two ways: He was going to kill her and never see the light of day again, or she was going to kill him once he didn’t get what he wanted. Not like, Underwood-level obsessed, but still pretty over-the-top. His entire adult professional relationship has been with this man and who he’s worked side-by-side with for over a decade, maybe close to two the way we have it in our backstory. Of course I’ve read some of the reactions on social media and some people are really upset that he’s no longer on the show and they don’t care what happened in real life, or they are able to remove themselves from the reality of what happened. Gavin and Doug meet, Gavin having located Rachel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Photo: Netflix Michael Kelly, Actor: Dawn of the Dead. I prefer watching this showdown between Doug and Claire. I was really excited about it because I was going to get to executive produce and direct. Well, kinda, sorta. Stamper is the mole. And I looked at speaking to the audience in the same way. Was Spacey’s departure a blessing in disguise for the story that ended up being told? What were some of those questions you had when they told you? âFor Doug, there is a certain sense of relief,â Kelly said. She was putting Doug out of his misery, circling back to the Frank-dog moment that opened the series. Season 3 showed a new kind of Doug, one who's probably much more terrifying than the Doug Stamper we saw in earlier seasons. I don’t know what made it into the final cut, but it was a four- or five-page scene on paper. The irony of it all is that's what [Doug] is doing all season. Michael Kelly, Actor: Dawn of the Dead. He would not be very good in front of an audience. He proved to be able to live another day to do Frank Underwood's evil bidding without blinking an eye — oh, and since his physiotherapy he's been blinking his eyes much easier, I'm happy to report. I don’t think there’s any coincidence about that. !” And then it did make sense. While the big finale twist is proving polarizing, Kelly stands by Dougâs death. Like when Doug told Claire (in the fifth episode), “Whoever killed him will get what she, or he, deserves." Can you imagine this guy on the campaign trail? Truth be told, that’s why Doug didn’t follow through with killing Claire. [Warning: Spoilers!] Share your thoughts in the comments section. I knew what each of the direct addresses were to me, but I wanted the audience to ask, “What is going on? Merciless. He said, “Here’s a list of everyone who is going to kill you and who wants you dead, just say it. Frank Underwood doesn't trust too many people in the world. He didn’t have the only person he really knew in life. Did you have thoughts about who would be the one to do it and did you ever guess it would be Doug? I can’t speak for her character, but in my opinion, I think she knows it wasn’t her, so then the next logical conclusion for her is definitely Doug. It’s such a cool moment, though, when he says that to her. Did Doug heed her words ("There. All rights reserved. It’s so funny — my sister called after she had seen the season and said, “Oh, my God, are they going to do the demon seed spinoff? Will Claire, who is still very alive and very pregnant with Frank's baby, get away with yet another murder? He was strong, as he had been all his life, until his last breath, which was taken peac In the Oval Office, we see a pregnant Claire waiting to receive Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), who was the former White House Chief of Staff - and Frank's right-hand man - … Doug Stamper is a terrible character. Even when I say, “I’m coming to get ya, Claire,” I’m saying that to myself in the mirror as I’m shaving, if I’m not mistaken. Sitemap | Once he drew blood from Claire, there was no walking out of that Oval Office without walking straight into a prison. Here's who really killed Frank Underwood in House of Cards.Kevin Spacey's character is dead. Though Season 2 might've left a question mark on Doug's fate, Season 3 solidified it: where Frank is, Doug is somewhere close by, plotting and lurking in the shadows. In the Oval Office, we see a pregnant Claire waiting to receive Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), who was the former White House Chief of Staff - and Frank's right-hand man - ⦠I never wanted it to be about me sharing something with the audience with a wink and a nod like Frank did. The series ended with the last living man who knew all of the Underwood secrets bleeding out on the Oval Office carpet and dying in Claire's arms. James Gibson said it was a sign that the House of Card rules were imploding. He went to draw blood on her and once he did that and looked down and saw the belly and pictured the child, he saw that Frank is in there. We were all talking so often. I haven’t seen the episode yet, but I know damn well having shot it for 14 hours that at least how I played it was that it was surrender. No! Spent a year of just being scared to death of what it was going to be and how it would turn out. Don't we all need a Doug Stamper in our lives? An unsolved death, rotting away the fringes of characters' morality, haunting the executive branch's processes. He just turned it over. Doug Stamper found him with almost zero effort. In a way, Doug Stamper died when Frank Underwood did. A flicker of hesitancy flashes across Dougâs face though he eventually assents. How many takes did you do in 14 hours of filming — with Robin Wright directing? Stamper was born in Naperville, Illinois. During this encounter he pays Rachel separately for her to sleep with him.Later, Doug and Rachel met again. At the core of the final season of House of Cards is a death. And both were OK with him, I think. What were Doug's final thoughts? I don’t know. I’m an eternal optimist. Myrtle Stamper Myrtle Stamper 4-7-1933 - 11-10-2020 Myrtle Collins Stamper, 87, passed away on November 10, 2020. © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter Right. Then at the end, he’s willing to settle for her just saying it out loud, that she’s nothing without him. Doug was the son of Fred and Dora Riley Stamper. He was done and he knew he wasn’t going to get what he wanted in the end. In Season 3 it is revealed that Stamper survived the attack, but suffered brain ⦠"The Demon Seed: The Child of Frank and Claire.". James Gibson was pretty clear that for Claire, it was a mercy killing. But Season 3 includes a very-much alive Stamper. Has access to poison. More importantly, thereâs the matter of Rachel Posner, who beat Doug Stamper to death with a rock in this episode, then sped off, finally free, in his car. Doug, for his part, doesnât even try to resist, but seems accepting of his fate, with Claire saying "There, no more pain. I had them adjust it ever so slightly so that I could have it either be that I was talking to Frank, talking to myself or talking to Claire. He died in his sleep and alone, poisoned by his right-hand man, Doug Stamper. However, Doug eventually tracked her down and kidnapped her after a ⦠That was it. That’s all he has. I had to make it mine. I don't know what purpose he really plays in the story other than doing the Underwoods evil bidding. Frank Pugliese and Melissa James Gibson made a deliberate choice to have Frank haunt the final season. Is Janine going to avenge Tom Hammerschmidt's death and do what she’s been wanting to do for the last six seasons and expose the Underwoods? At the beginning of the season, you really find a man who is so incredibly lost. It’s not something Doug would do. The biggest cliffhanger-threat is journalist Janine Skorsky (Constance Zimmer). As a fan of this show, I like Claire winning, but as a person and seeing real-life politics today, I want journalism to win. “There’s that finality to it for me as an actor to completely close that chapter of my life,” Kelly says. How did that feel and who were you talking to? I remember thinking back, because we were always talking through how the show was going to end, and there was a version in my head where I said this was a great opportunity for us to say that journalism wins: Give Janine and Hammer everything and let Claire only think she’s won at the end. But what about Doug's life? As Doug explains it, âI had to protect the legacy from the man.â The idea here throughout the season is that Doug Stamper is obsessed with protecting Frankâs reputation above all else. California Privacy Rights | There’s no more demons to battle. But I think you can probably look at it and say that Claire’s not done. We didn't lose Doug in all his soft-voiced, menacing, and eerily devoted-to-Frank glory. It was, "Thank you." But I told [the showrunners] that I couldn’t talk to the audience because it didn’t make sense to me. How did that choice make sense to you? The House of Cards fixer played by Michael Kelly was so loyal, in fact, that the Netflix political saga ended its sixth and final season with Doug revealing to Robin Wright's POTUS that he was the one who murdered Frank (Kevin Spacey) in order to protect the "legacy from the man." November 07, 2018 In Season 3, Stamper had one of the longest, most painful, and (potentially) most realistic-looking recoveries I've ever experienced on television. Season 3 showed a new kind of Doug, one who's probably much more terrifying than the Doug Stamper we saw in earlier seasons. And that was so much fun to play with her. I’ve always been able to wrap my head around everything and I just couldn’t wrap my head around that one, so I talked to them about my idea. That confession led to Claire Hale (Wright) stabbing a letter opener — the one keepsake Frank had left him — into Doug's stomach. Maybe Doug would have taken a bullet for him in the end anyway? She is preceded in death by her parents, Lew and Mary Gibson; husband, Cliff; son, James; and 4 sisters. Those guys are incredible writers and to get to say those words is a great honor. The obvious Doug Stamper match for the Clintons would be Sidney Blumenthal, a former assistant and senior adviser to President Clinton. In the final scene when you arrive at the Oval, Claire asks Doug, “What took you so long?” How long had she known, or were you confirming it to her in that moment? At the White House, Frank issues a firm statement in support of America Works on the anniversary of the New Deal. How do you imagine Claire would explain away Doug's murder in the Oval Office? Every year they give me things and I tell them it doesn’t make sense and wonder how I’m going to wrap my head around it. Stamper, Douglas Edwin, of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at the age of 83. Hospitalization. It's OK, everyone, he's not dead. Unlike his brother, he never saw the appeal of settling down with a wife and children, and moved to Washington, D.C. to further his career. Exactly! He was the good son, an unfailing loyalist to the Underwood regime. and one brother Mike. And to have everything unravel. Frank was always campaigning when he was doing it. He always has to have something to obsess about and pour 1,000 percent of his body into. He doesn’t try to live. But no, I didn’t think it was going to be Doug. "Doug's whole season is dedicated to protecting this man’s legacy and trying to clear his name. But when Doug followed Rachel, she nailed him across the head with a brick a few times and booked it out of there at double speed in his car. I think they were both equally awful and equally monstrous. Michael Joseph Kelly Jr. (born May 22, 1969) is an American actor. Doug set out this season to prove his worth to his fearless Frank Underwood, and we learned very early on that Frank values physical strength maybe much more than he does mental and emotional, and watching Doug fight to get back into his good graces was both endearing and heartbreaking. Doug Stamper (42) Francis Underwood (33) Edward Meechum (18) Claire Underwood (14) Seth Grayson (13) Rachel Posner (5) Remy Danton (3) Garrett Walker (2) Sam Winchester (1) Dean Winchester (1) Include Relationships Edward Meechum/Francis Underwood (12) Doug Stamper/Francis Underwood (11) Seth Grayson/Doug Stamper (6) Rachel Posner/Doug Stamper (5) As Doug Stamper in House of Cards, Michael Kelly expertly ranges from silently smoldering to outright psycho. Privacy Policy | His whole season is dedicated to protecting this man’s legacy and trying to clear his name. That’s why, in my mind, he didn’t go through with pushing the opener through her throat. And she won’t. Then everything changed. When [the showrunners] came to me with that, I threw up in my mouth. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright may get all the accolades, but Michael Kelly—a.k.a. I think that’s to be forever debated. It was not an easy task, by any means, as an actor, but it was an easy thing for me to wrap my head around, that Doug would again funnel everything into one thing and navigating that with all of the other characters. News Death Notice STAMPER, Garry D. Age 65, of West Carrollton, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 26, 2016. But his life was Frank and his life was work. I think she knew pretty soon thereafter it happened. The Shakespearean series finale saw House of Cards leaning into the tone and rules that were set forth by Beau Willimon when he created the Spacey-starring drama back in 2013. Just give me the pardon for him.” And she said no. Jackie Strause, [This story contains major spoilers from the entire sixth and final season of Netflix's House of Cards.]. When it comes to romance, Doug found comfort once again in the arms of his Season 4 ladyfriend, Laura Moretti (played by Wendy Moniz), aka the wife of the man that Doug let die ⦠Best employee ever Doug Stamper is taking the fall for the worldâs cruelest boss. Doug also broke the fourth wall, becoming only the third character to do so after Francis and Claire. Much like the previous teaser, the new trailer reminds fans that Frank Underwood will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Claire says he died beside her, peacefully in his sleep. I think it’s going to make many people think, "Be careful." But no matter which way she twisted or turned, her dead husband very deliberately haunted her until the bitter end — much like Spacey's departure cast a shadow over the final season of Netflix's first original series. WARNING: Major spoilers for House of Cards season 6. 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